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October 2004 Cub Scout Roundtable Issue

Volume 11, Issue 3November 2004 Theme

Theme: Cub Scout CollectorsWebelos:
Craftsman & Scientist
Tiger Cub:

Achievement 5 & Activities

WEBELOS

Webelos Activity Badge Ceremony Ideas

Baltimore Area Council

AQUANAUT - If the Pack meeting is held
at a pool, have the boys swim across the pool to receive their badge. If inside,
have them demonstrate a swimming stroke and pretend to swim to you to receive
his badge.

ARTIST - Webelos leader is dressed as
an artist and pretends to paint portrait of the Webelos as he is sitting on a
stool posing. He puts down his palette and paintbrush and says "Each boy is a
masterpiece. " He then hands the boy a pre-made silhouette of the boy and the
activity badge he has earned.

ATHLETE - Do a standing long jump and
catch badge that the Webelos Leader is holding at arms length.

CITIZEN - The Webelos Leader dressed
as judge, pounds gavel on table and says, "Hear ye, Hear ye, Hear ye. 1 present
to you on this day of in the year of Our Lord. 20______, (boy's name)
as a new citizen of our Pack and community."

COMMUNICATOR - Webelos leader uses
sign language to tell what the activity badge is. He gives the badge to the
Webelos Scout who thanks him in sign language also.

CRAFTSMAN - Webelos leader and boys
are busy building crafts and leader says, "Well boys, we've sure had a busy
month making all these things, but I think we have made more than just toys. We
have come a step closer in making you young men." He then gives them their
badge.

ENGINEER - Several boxes with the name
of Pack Officers (Cubmaster, Den Leader, Committee Chairman, etc.) are scattered
around. The Webelos Den Leader comes on stage and picks up a box and reads out
loud what it says, and then places it back on the floor facing the audience.
Start with the committee members first. Build the boxes up in the shape of a
pyramid. As the name of a boy is read that has earned the activity badge he
comes forward and is given the badge. His leader congratulates him on the
achievement and tells him how great it is that he can be part of the Cub Scout
pyramid.

FAMILY MEMBER - The Webelos Leader
calls the Webelos Scout and all the members of his family including brothers,
sisters, and aunts, uncles, etc. He lines them all up according to size from the
tallest one next to him to the smallest one next to the Webelos Scout. He then
says "Since this activity badge was earned with the help of all the family, I
will give it to the tallest member of the family. Each of you will pass it down
the line until it reaches the Webelos Scout."

FITNESS - Do a sit up and reach out
and take the badge that is being held at the end of his feet. (Just far enough
to give him a good stretch before getting it.)

Do a push-up. The boy will pick up the
badge with his mouth as he lowers himself to the floor, and as the Webelos
Leader is holding the badge near the floor beneath the boy.

FORESTER -The Webelos Leader has all
the activity badges attached to a branch of a tree. he says "I am presenting you
this activity badge in the hopes it plants a seed of knowledge that will grow
with time."

GEOLOGIST - Webelos Leader is
examining several large rocks that are out on the table. He comes to the largest
one and picks up a hammer and chisel, and proceeds to chisel on the rock. He
removes an award from the rock and calls forward the boy who is to receive it.
The chiseling continues until all awards are presented.

HANDYMAN - The Webelos Leader rolls on
old tire out. Inside the tire are the activity badges. He says, *'This tire is
old. It has served its purpose. We have in our midst, several future mechanics."
He calls up the boys who have earned the badge and takes the badges out of the
tire and presents them.

NATURALIST - Webelos leader is
inspecting insect collection and notices something different and out of place,
"What is this? I don't remember seeing this before. Oh, (boys name) this must
belong to you for earning your Naturalist Activity Badge.”

CRAFTSMAN

TECHNOLOGY
GROUP

Baltimore Area Council

The
requirements for the Craftsman activity badge include projects in wood, leather
and tin. This activity helps the boys develop confidence in their abilities by
encouraging them to use their talents and skills for more advanced handicraft
projects, or perhaps to develop a hobby in one of these mediums.

Where to Go and What to Do

*Visit a furniture factory, sawmill, lumberyard, or
cabinetmaker.

*Visit a tannery or leather goods manufacturer.

*Demonstrate the proper care and use of tools.

*Demonstrate metal work, using a tin snips and vise.

*Nave a nail-driving contest.

*Make a tool chest.

Carpenter's Level

Southern NJ Council

You can make a carpenter's level out
of a glass tube - like dentists use or the kind of plastic tube a toothbrush
comes in.

With the vial from the dentist's
office, remove one rubber cork from the end. Rinse tube out good and then fill
almost full of water and replace cork.

With a glass or plastic tube, cork one
end, fill nearly full with water, then cork the end. (pic 1.)

Lay tube on a flat surface. If this
surface is perfectly level, the bubble inside the tube will be exactly in the
middle. If the surface is not quite level, the bubble will be off center one way
or the other. (pic 2.)

Book Trough

Southern NJ Council

Copy picture and enlarge. Then trace
diagram of book ends onto 3/8" board or plywood. Cut shelves from measurements.
Make ends identical by clamping together before cutting and finishing.

Two-Tone Code Whistle

Southern NJ Council

You can work out a series of code
signals with this two-tone code whistle. The twin tones make it penetrate a long
distance. Each hole may be used independently or both may be blended.

Walnut, maple or birch are good
hardwoods to use. Make sure the holes are completely free of sawdust. Round off
all edges and sand it smooth, then attach a neck strap lanyard long enough so
that you can tuck the whistle into your shirt pocket.

Note that the plugs are flattened off
at the top. Plugs should make a tight fit for the best resonance.

1. Drill holes as indicated in piece
of hardwood. Cut air escape notch.